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Think thin A new study shows losing

Unfair trade A Letter to the Editor

Out of the box A new one-credit 3-D production

weight can improve mental functions like memory and attention span. Page 9

questions the U.S. trade laws in light of the Syracutie controversy. Page 5

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elective offers students a chance to work directly with innovative technology. Page 11

Unfabulous

Fab Melo’s first year at Syracuse didn’t live up to all the hype he received from scouts coming out of high school. But the center from Brazil continues to improve. Page 24

Art project donations aid Japan

Two alumni win Pulitzers in journalism

By Mark Cooper Asst. Sports Editor

Nikki Kahn took photos of the tragedy during Hurricane Katrina and of the civil strife in Egypt.

But The Washington Post photojournalist, one of two Syracuse University alumni who won Pulitzer Prizes for journalism on April 18, said nothing has come close to the devastation she witnessed in the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

“The magnitude of the destruction was incredibly hard to capture in a single photograph,” Kahn said in an email. “To witness the sweeping sea of crumbled homes and lives crushed beneath the piles of concrete was vast, and it felt like we’d discover a totally new neighborhood everyday we went out.”

By Marwa Eltagouri Staff Writer

Dozens of orange paper cranes float strung together in rows on the lawn between the Schine Student Center and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Each crane represents $2 that will go toward relief efforts for northern Japan, which was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami nearly a month and a half ago.

The project has already collected more than $5,000 in one month, said Chao Dou, a senior architecture major.

Some Syracuse University alumni were in Japan during the disaster and sent emails saying they appreciated the paper crane project, Dou said.

“I’ve been getting a lot of personal emails from people I don’t even know,” Dou said. “Some of them are really supportive, saying ‘Thank you’ and ‘I’m glad you’re doing this.’”

Students in the School of Architecture organized the project a week after the March 11 disaster. The idea behind the relief effort came from Dou, who worked with other students,

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Members share ideas on partial smoking ban

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By Sean Cotter

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Student Association representatives submitted their suggestions for a partial smoking ban on campus to the Tobacco Advisory Committee on Monday morning, SA Vice President Jessica Cunnington announced at Monday night’s SA meeting.

The Tobacco Advisory Committee will present SA’s and other groups’ suggestions to the Wellness Committee, which will present its own suggestions to the university’s administration, SA President Neal Casey said.

This is the first time there has been a concrete route in place for the smoke-free initiative to reach the Syracuse University administration, and the initiative has been in the

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To donate to the paper crane project, students can visit the website online at sucrane.wordpress.com.

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Rock the runway

Maya powe and lizette lewis, sophomores in Fashion’s Conscience, model garments

by Papaya in the organization’s eighth annual runway show and concert Saturday in Goldstein Auditorium. The fashion show, followed by a performance by rapper Wale, was the final event of FC’s annual Fashion Week. FC is a student organization that promotes multiculturalism and supports diversity in all aspects of the fashion industry. See page 11

For every $2 students contribute, the paper crane project will construct an orange crane and add it to the display on the lawn between the Schine Student Center and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

The group’s goal is to raise $14,000 and produce 7,000 paper cranes. All of all donations will go directly to the Japan Societies Earthquake Relief Fund.

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CORRECTION >> In an April 20, 2011, article titled “Under close watch: University of California Davis students react to administrators for allegedly spying,” information about the Student Activism Team was incorrect. The SAT is comprised of staff members from UC Davis Student Affairs only. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

As the nearly two-year search for a new Health Services director comes to a close, officials explain what they looked for in their candidates.

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Ranger School Accepts Seven Area Residents One city and six area residents are among 60 students who began classes recently at the 2,330-acre New York state Ranger School at Wanakena. ...

The Ranger School, a division of the State University College of Forestry here, is tuitionfree to qualified New York state residents.

The Ranger School trains men for foremanship. Those who successfully complete the course are qualified for positions of responsibility in duties handled by both the average woodsman and the professional forester.

The 11-month training program starts in mid-March and ends in mid-February of the following year. Approximately half of the students’ time is spent in classroom instruction and recitation. The balance is devoted to laboratory and field exercises.

Formal classes are held for five and a half days each week. During the 44-week school year, approximately 1,800 contact hours of formal instruction are given.

11-Month Program

The Ranger School curriculum provides no free periods or elective courses. Major subjects studied include:

Surveying; the measurement of volume and growth of trees and stands of timber and the volume of logs; forest improvements; logging; forest protection; identification of vegetation; nursery practice; the art of producing and tending forests; and the identification of common woods.

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The Ranger School’s 1,393 graduates are associated with lumber companies and pulp and paper concerns as foremen, estimators, log buyers, land managers and similar positions. Others are employed as rangers in state forestry departments, with surveying firms, or as forestry aids and field representatives with state and federal agencies.

Since 1912, a high proportion of the Ranger School’s alumni have been working in occupations for which the Wanakena institution provided their basic training.

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CRIME BRIEFS • Four Syracuse University students were arrested Thursday on charges related to possession of marijuana on the 200 block of Comstock Avenue between 8:40 a.m. and 8:50 a.m.

Aaron Birns, a freshman in the College of Human Ecology, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal possession of marijuana in the fourth degree, according to a Syracuse police report.

Brandon Schwartz, a junior in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management; Zackary Milkman, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences; and Robert Perlstein, a freshman in Whitman, were all charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, according to the report.

• Two SU students were also arrested Thursday on the 100 block of Lambreth Lane for unlawful possession of marijuana, according to Syracuse police reports.

Seth Kluk-Barany, a sophomore in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, was arrested at 10:24 a.m. Thursday; and Darryl Mayhand, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, was arrested at 11:15 a.m., according to the reports.

• An unidentified female was hit by a car on University Avenue in front of Schine Student Center at approximately 4:35 p.m. Thursday.

A black Saab struck the woman as she crossed the street walking toward Schine. The woman remained on the ground for several minutes until bystanders helped her and walked her into Schine.

Officers from the Department of Public Safety and Syracuse Police Department, as well as rescue officials from Rural/Metro and the Syracuse Fire Department, arrived at the scene just after 4:40 p.m. The woman told officials she was hit on the right side. She was wheeled out of Schine on a stretcher just after 4:50 p.m. SPD officers declined to give her name or say what injuries she suffered.

• A male student reported an attempted robbery at 2:11 a.m. Sunday while walking on the 300 block of Comstock Avenue, according to a Department of Public Safety email sent to students. The student did not suffer any injuries.

Three unknown male suspects approached the student demanding money and the student’s cellphone, according to the email. One of the suspects had a knife, according to the email. DPS and Syracuse Police Department officials could not be reached for comment. The suspects fled the scene when residents exiting nearby residences began to interrupt the crime, according to the email.

• Police officers blocked off Marshall Street between Comstock and Ostrom avenues on Monday at about 1:20 a.m. after a car crash.

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Sharing moments

JESSICA MAYS, a senior biotechnology major at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, speaks Monday during a presentation of videos from “Many Faiths, One Humanity” in Hendricks Chapel. During Spring Break, 11 students traveled to London for an interfaith study experiment in religous pluralism. Students of many faiths participated in the trip. During the trip, students took videos of the world around them as part of a video project. Students commented on the projects, which were shared Monday.

Speaker discusses Muslim stereotypes, experiences

By Christina Levin STAFF WRITER

Khalid Latif has been instructed to wait in a glass box separated from other passengers in line to board a plane. He has also been repeatedly stopped for random checks by airport security for both domestic and international flights.

During one of his checks, Latif said a security guard explained young male Muslims like Latif were perceived as a security threat.

Latif, executive director of the Islamic Center at New York University, talked about these experiences as he addressed the challenges Muslims face in America on Thursday in Maxwell Auditorium. The Muslim Student Association coordinated the event.

A negative Muslim image has come from the stereotypes created and perpetuated by unqualified figures in positions of power, and also

Author shares family’s struggles dealing with bipolar disorder

By Maya Kosoff

because Muslims are falling short of providing a story to “counter” these misconceptions, Latif said.

Politicians who seek free publicity often misinform the “huge demographic” of curious Americans through the media, he said.

This unfavorable representation can alienate many Muslims in America, he said. Some will resort to using drugs and alcohol because they fi nd no other outlets, Latif said.

Latif drew on personal experiences with alienation, recounting how some of the airport security guards asked one another why they were stopping Latif, who is also an American chaplain for the New York City Police Department.

The struggles Muslims have to confront in America are relevant to all of humanity, Latif said.

Alienation is a societal problem, he SEE LATIF PAGE 6

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When her daughter’s bipolar disorder began to affect her family, Karen Winters Schwartz decided to write a book about the mental illness through a fictional framework.

Winters Schwartz, author of the book “Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?: A Family’s Journey Through Bipolar Disorder,” spoke about her debut novel and her family’s struggles with mental illness on Thursday in the Jabberwocky Café. The book has been out for about seven months.

Winters Schwartz, who is a board member for the Syracusearea chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has written three novels about mental illness, but “Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?” is her fi rst to be published, she said.

Her first two books, one about

“Our perceptions of mental illness are based on hundreds of years of false evidence.

That’s why I wrote the book.”

Karen Winters Schwartz

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schizophrenia and one about posttraumatic stress disorder, were based on research rather than personal experience and didn’t peak the interest of publishers, she said.

Winters Schwartz said 20 to 25 percent of people are directly affected by mental illness, but

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letters to the editor Students have right to call on SU to strengthen program in Asian, Asian-American studies Students have been campaigning for the Asian and Asian-American studies minor for the past 14 years. However, after the passage of the minor, there have been issues of transparency and communication among students, faculty and the administration. Last week, students met with George Langford, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In the meeting, the dean promised to have student representation on a coordinating committee that would consist of students enrolled in the minor and other concerned students. This committee’s responsibility will be to work with a faculty committee and report back to students on the state of the minor. It will be involved in processes that pertain to the AAA minor.

In response to The Daily Orange Letters to the Editor, we want to clarify some of the statements that were made within the last week: On the issue of the hiring committee: • A professor’s April 21 letter demonstrated a poor understanding of history when he claimed that student activists in the past “didn’t demand to sit on hiring committees or assess faculty qualifications.” During the landmark 1968 student strike at San Francisco State College, student organizations demanded “authority and control of the hiring and retention of any faculty member, director or administrator, as well as the curriculum” in ethnic studies. Furthermore, the African-American studies search committee at Syracuse University has student

representation.

On the issue of qualifications: • Having a background in American literature does not mean that one is a specialist in Asian-American literature.

• Regardless of one’s alma mater and identity, it is essential for an instructor to have an educational background in Asian-American literature to teach a class on the subject. For example, someone who has an educational background in science is not necessarily qualified to teach all concentrations of science.

On the issue of transparency: • There has been a lack of transparency from the faculty and administration. When the new candidates were visiting campus, the AAA

listserv only provided students with the names of the candidates. Their curriculum vitae listing their publications and community involvements were not provided.

Our vision for the minor was articulated by Oliver Wang, a professor in sociology at California State University Long Beach, who signed our petition and wrote: “A commitment to the future and health of a program and department begins with more than lip service. Qualified faculty and personnel are essential to the long-term health of a program, especially a new one.” As leaders of an organization that values inclusiveness, these are the views we uphold.

The executive board of Asian Students in America (ASIA)

SU, student legal battle over term ‘Syracutie’ reveals flaws in US trademark laws The recent articles about the legal troubles Alyson Shontell and her Syracutie line face underscore serious problems with U.S. trademark laws. What started as a reasonable way for producers of goods to defend themselves against counterfeiters has become a means for organizations like Syracuse University to make money by sitting on licensing opportunities and harassing people like Shontell, whose brand names merely resemble theirs

too closely. So what if the name “Syracutie” is similar to the word “Syracuse”? It’s a clever pun. But that doesn’t automatically imply it’s official SU merchandise, so the university should have no basis whatsoever for its legal challenges to the brand unless it can prove that the Syracutie line attempts to pass itself off as official.

In the 1990s, Microsoft was prohibited from trademarking the word “Windows” on the

grounds that it was a noun in common use that it didn’t invent, so it wasn’t a valid claim to a brand. They had to settle for trademarking the phrase “Microsoft Windows” instead.

Apparently, no such regulation remains. If the words “Syracuse” and “orange” can be trademarked, and if trademarks are so restrictive that the mere similarity of a word is grounds for a claim of trademark infringement, then our trademark laws are in desperate need of

reform. I can’t make a shirt that has the word “orange” on it without the school’s permission? The city the school is named after can’t make shirts advertising itself without the school’s permission? This level of restriction in the name of protecting a brand identity is just plain insane.

Paul Wiele

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Student startups will always draw inspiration from Orange, Syracuse The legal stalemate between Syracuse University and the SU alumnus who trademarked the term “Syracutie” raises an important question: Does SU’s push to foster student entrepreneurship conflict with its strictness in dealing with, even stifling, student startups involving the SU brand?

In the world of business, the best teacher is experience. Under SU’s tight control on the Syracuse brand and its leading figures, students are learning the cutthroat world of business as they fork over large portions of the profits reaped from making and selling T-shirts relating to SU and SU athletics. In many cases these startups are only breaking even, if they start up at all.

A company, whether SU or Pepsi Co., is well within its rights to protect its brand, especially when others are directly and explicitly trying to capitalize on it. But perhaps SU, wishing to be a leading hub of student entrepreneurship, should treat its

editorial by the daily orange editorial board alumni and students with respect and professionalism when that entrepreneurial spirit yields an idea rooted in the university. It should not have taken a media explosion about the Syracutie legal struggle for the university to call and set up meetings with its creator, Alyson Shontell.

Students spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to come to SU, live here for four years, laugh and cry with SU’s sports teams, and see students donning SU apparel every day. For as long as SU pushes entrepreneurship, students will find inspiration in this campus, in the color orange and in the word “Syracuse” and all that’s associated with it. With this in mind, SU should streamline a fair and ethical process for dealing with students and alumni who seek creative business venture associated with their much-loved alma mater.

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Despite love for hometown friends, visitors create more burden than enjoyment

t’s always an interesting experience when friends from home or from other schools come to visit.

You probably haven’t seen them in a while. You miss them and you can’t wait to give them a taste of the Syracuse University social life.

A visit from friends really helps put your own experiences in perspective, and it offers you the chance to look at your life through someone else’s eyes.

There are several categories of friends that tend to show up. There’s the embarrassing drunk friend. The embarrassing drunk friend gets way too drunk way too fast, starts touching you incessantly and shouts at anyone in the vicinity that he is your “homeboy (or homegirl) visit-

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There’s the poorly timed friend.

There’s technically nothing wrong with this friend other than the fact that he (or she) happened to innocently show up on the one weekend you did not plan to spend sleeping at home. For that reason, this wellintentioned friend unfortunately and immediately becomes a largely irritating presence in your life.

And then, of course, there’s the hot friend. The hot friend is the one you try to not take out in public because his or her attractiveness ruins your life. Seriously. Sad but true, we all have them.

When they arrive, it is your duty as host to keep them thoroughly entertained. Based on personal

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blondes know better experience, here are a few things visiting friends do not enjoy: taking a campus tour — there’s walking involved; meeting any friend who isn’t cute but is “like, so nice;” and being ditched — visiting friends tend to be under the impression that they are not expected to find their own way home and that living quarters are guaranteed.

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some things visiting friends do enjoy: drunk food, discussing their own school and borrowing your clothes. They also enjoy collecting and leaving with souvenirs: street signs, other people’s alcohol, your phone. (“Woops! I think I grabbed your BlackBerry instead of mine.

But don’t worry, I think I might have a friend visiting SU in, like, two weeks. I’ll have him get it back to you. Oh, and did I forget my retainers?”)

But all of that aside, visiting friends can still be a good time as long as they are not particularly judgmental, classy or in the habit of reporting things back to their parents. Visiting friends want to make the most of their weekend. They will

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distract you from your homework and studies, start dance parties on furniture, remind you that worrying about money is useless and encourage you to spend it, force you to talk to people you normally avoid, and eventually depart in a cloud of smoke and debris.

And after all that is usually when you realize that no matter how much fun your old friends are, the fact of the matter is they still can’t keep up.

Moral of the story? It’s nice to have friends visit, but it’s so much nicer when they don’t.

Marina Charny is a senior English and textual studies and writing major. Her column usually appears every Monday.

She can be reached at mcharny@syr.edu.

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nearly everyone is indirectly affected because a friend or family member may suffer from a mental illness. Signs of mental illness are most prevalent in college students who are in new environments and may participate in activities — such as the consumption of alcohol and illicit drugs — that provoke and exacerbate symptoms of mental illness, including thoughts of suicide, Winters Schwartz said.

One of the big problems with mental illness is that it’s considered by some to be a societal taboo, she said.

“It’s very much still in the closet,” Winters Schwartz said, adding that mental illness receives little attention from the medical community, leaving those who suffer to feel isolated.

Adding to this problem is the lack of support generated from friends and family members, she said. Winters Schwartz said the negative stigma of mental illness has caused some friends to tell her she doesn’t deserve to have a child with bipolar disorder.

Winters Schwartz said this phrasing suggests that there is some way to prevent mental illnesses — which are neurobiological brain disorders that are not preventable — or that there are bad people out there who deserve to be afflicted with mental illnesses.

Winters Schwartz cited the example of Jared Loughner, the man charged with the Tucson, Ariz., shootings in January that left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords injured, as a way the media perpetuates mental illness as something to fear. The cover of Time

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magazine, she said, ran with a picture of Loughner and demonized his silhouette in the color red. The cover resembled what one considers the stereotypical crazy person, Winters Schwartz said.

“Our perceptions of mental illness are based on hundreds of years of false evidence. That’s why I wrote the book,” Winters Schwartz said.

Winters Schwartz emphasized that the Cocoa Puffs alluded to in the title of her novel represent knowledge and empathy.

She said it is imperative for humans to educate themselves about what mental illness is and is not, which can be done with the help of organizations like National Alliance on Mental Illness, which has a Syracuse University branch for students.

The alliance’s Syracuse-area division has programs for families and parents of those with mental illness, Winters Schwartz said.

The programs teach family members how to cope and accept mental illness as simply another facet of a person, and educates them about mental illness as well, she said.

Jillian Rogers, a junior psychology and gerontology major and the alliance’s president, said she was pleased with the mixed audience of students and area adults, calling the lecture a “great success.”

Winters Schwartz emphasized the importance of family members and friends working to identify the symptoms of mental illness with the person suffering from it.

By working around the condition, the wellintentioned loved one can come off as helpful instead of judgmental, she said.

Said Winters Schwartz: “The difference between a suicide and a non-suicide can be one person, one question, one word.” mekosoff@syr.edu

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A 2004 alumnus of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications photography graduate program, Kahn was part of a team of three photographers who captured images of the damage caused by the Haitian earthquake. The team won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.

The second SU alumnus who won a Pulitzer was Paloma Esquivel, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times and 2006 alumnus of the magazine, newspaper and online journalism graduate program. She was part of a team, led

by Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, that exposed financial corruption in the small city of Bell, Calif., producing a series of stories that earned them the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

The photography team Kahn was part of also included Ricky Carioti and Carol Guzy. Guzy won her fourth Pulitzer Prize this year and won her first 25 years ago with Kahn’s husband, Michel duCille.

Kahn said her learning experiences at SU — particularly learning the importance of picking a spot and waiting for moments to happen — influenced her photography.

“There is a sense of community at SU that is still a huge part of my life,” she said.

Doug Wonders, director of the Newhouse photography labs and an adjunct professor, said Kahn attended the graduate school a couple of years after he did. He became similar to an adviser to her and still keeps in touch with her.

Kahn emailed him a few months ago to see if he had a headshot of her that she could submit with the Pulitzer application. Kahn told Wonders she didn’t think she had a chance to win the Pulitzer, but was entering with her team anyway.

“She’s a very determined, headstrong person, a lot of ideals, and that’s what makes her a good journalist,” Wonders said.

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said, and Muslims should not expect anyone to do anything for them until they show more activism.

“If you see injustice, act against it,” Latif said, citing a hadith that says acting, rather than praying, is the strongest type of believing.

“Someone’s in need. You help them because that’s what Muslims are supposed to do.”

Latif stressed a proactive interpretation of Islamic faith, urging Muslims to use their skills and capabilities for the benefit of society and to “change the narrative” that has been formed about Muslims in the United States.

“Why would anyone think good of Islam based on what you have presented?” Latif said.

“Do something for people — that’s how you’re going to keep your faith alive.”

Performing good deeds, such as giving free legal counsel or teaching free classes, is feasible in any career field, he said.

“Use your skills, use your credentials, use your intellect,” Latif said. “Any of us can do that.”

Azhar Ali, president of MSA, said the event was successful and surpassed his turnout expectation, which was “well over” 100 students

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A black Honda Pilot was parked on the left side of the road when its entire front was smashed in, as well as the back right side of the car, outside the entrance to Park Point

For Esquivel, her investigative reporting skills didn’t start when she began work at the Los Angeles Times, but in the NEW 617: “Advanced Reporting and Writing” class she took as a graduate student in Newhouse.

At SU, Esquivel said she traveled into downtown Syracuse in the early morning hours to interview day laborers about their working conditions. The lessons she learned about interviewing and looking for stories paid dividends during her work at the Los Angeles Times, especially when working on the Bell corruption series, she said. While at SU, she also learned the importance of listening to everyday people’s stories, not just those at the top, she said.

“I think that clearly played out in the stories I did on Bell because a lot of it was just knocking on doors of residents,” Esquivel said.

Esquivel said she felt the best story for herself in the Bell series was one that exposed the unfair impounding of cars and arbitrary fines imposed by the city. It showed how the corruption going on in Bell affected its residents, she said.

One of Esquivel’s professors at SU, Walt Wasilewski, said he remembers the incredible work ethic Esquivel had while in his advanced reporting class. He touched upon the story she did on day laborers and said he always felt she would be one of those students who would graduate and “set the world on fire.”

“Her reporting, she went places and did things that I just found astounding,” said Wasilewski, an adjunct professor in Newhouse.

Esquivel also wrote six stories for The Daily Orange during her time at SU. Wasilewski said seeing one of his former students’ success culminating in a Pulitzer makes him proud and confirms what he tries to teach.

Said Wasilewski: “To see someone like Paloma succeed like that gives me a terrific example to say, ‘Look, I’m not exaggerating. This can really help you if you form the right attitudes, form the right work ethics.’” mcooperj@syr.edu

“Use your skills, use your credentials, use your intellect. Any of us can do that.”

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and community members. The speech should incite further conversation on the topic, he said in an email.

“Imam Khalid Latif delivered an inspiring and thought-provoking lecture which will undoubtedly initiate a discourse amongst Muslims and individuals of other faith traditions, which is necessary to change the narrative of Muslims in America,” Ali said.

Whitt Bell, a senior television, radio and film major, attended the event for a final project for his religion class and said the talk centered on how society could come together.

“The talk didn’t isolate non-Muslims from Muslims,” Bell said, “but rather focused on how we can overcome our differences for a more unified world.” chlevin@syr.edu

Syracuse. Department of Public Safety officers declined to comment.

The other vehicles that sustained damage were a blue Kawasaki motorcycle, a light blue Nissan, a gray Acura and a red Chevy Tahoe.

At about 1:30 a.m., an ambulance from Rural/ Metro took the driver of the Pilot to the hospital.

— Compiled by The Daily Orange news staff

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works for more than a year, Cunnington said.

A partial ban might involve prohibiting smoking a certain distance away from buildings or designating certain areas for smoking, Cunnington said. This probably would not involve “smoking huts,” as was previously discussed, but simply smoking areas with benches, which is what the University of Rochester has done, she said.

Cunnington and Student Life Committee chair Taylor Carr serve as SA representatives on the Tobacco Advisory Committee. At the committee’s Monday morning meeting, representatives from the Residence Hall Association, interns from Health Services, and other staff and student representatives also presented their own suggestions, Cunnington said.

There is also one member of the Wellness Committee — Allan Breese — on the Tobacco Advisory Committee; he will bring the suggestions of the Tobacco Advisory Committee to the Wellness Committee, Cunnington said.

Some members of the Tobacco Advisory Committee were more “gung ho” in favor of a full smoking ban, and others had varying ideas of the level at which smoking should be banned, Cunnington said.

Casey said he was confident the Tobacco Advisory Committee would ultimately propose a partial smoking ban rather than a full smok-

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She and Taylor Carr presented SA’s suggestions for a partial smoking ban on campus to the Tobacco Advisory Committee on Monday.

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After more than a year of planning, there is still no concrete strategy for implementing a smoke-free ban that SA can stand behind.

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and Yutaka Sho, an assistant architecture professor born in Japan.

The project organizers hope to create 7,000 paper cranes, and therefore raise $14,000, according to an April 6 SU news release.

“Lots of organizations were doing small projects on their own, like making wrist bands or paper cranes,” Dou said. “And I thought instead of doing separate projects, it might be better for us to raise money all together under one umbrella and let the school make a bigger effort.”

Several SU student organizations are supporting the effort and contributing to the project, including the Japan Club, Asian Students in America, the Chinese Student and Scholar Association, the Korean American Student Association, Global China Connection, Taiwan Connection and the Hong Kong Cultural Organization.

Greek organizations Nu Alpha Phi, Kappa Phi Lambda and Sigma Chi are also participating, as well as professional organizations and interest clubs, such as the Society of Multicultural Architects and Designers, the Architect Student Organization and Work in Asia.

The project organizers have conducted paper crane-building seminars, where students help build cranes in their free time, for the past several weeks on Wednesdays and Thursdays in Slocum Hall. Dou said the students have come

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ing ban. A partial smoking ban is what Casey and Cunnington support.

Assemblymember David Woody was critical of Cunnington’s proposals and the methods she and the Tobacco Advisory Committee used.

Woody said Cunnington’s job should be to create “proactive solutions” and a definite plan of action, which should be in place now that SA has been working on this issue for more than a year.

He also said more student opinion was needed and that more groups should be consulted.

Cunnington said her job has been to find out the general student population’s opinion and then present that view to the Tobacco Advisory Committee.

She had spoken to the Architecture Student Organization and to international students about the proposed partial smoking ban, she said. Although reaction was not overwhelming either way, students were generally in favor of a partial smoking ban, she said.

Cunnington also said there were no plans yet for SA to vote on any formal resolution stating its views on the proposed partial smoking ban. But assemblymember Nick Iaquinto spoke up and said he plans to draft a resolution for next week’s meeting — SA’s last meeting of the semester — that would clearly state SA’s support for a partial smoking ban.

Three weeks ago, Casey said he was in favor of a full smoking ban on campus, which caused some confusion among SA members.

After Woody and assemblymember Sean Dinan raised this point, Casey clarified his views by

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“Although it’s not eliminating the problem (of smoking on campus), it’s controlling it.”

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“On our first day I couldn’t believe how many people showed up to make cranes, I was very excited to see people who wanted to be involved.”

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together by teaching one another how to make paper cranes.

“On our first day I couldn’t believe how many people showed up to make cranes. I was very excited to see people who wanted to be involved,” said Anastasija Gridneva, a graduate student in architecture. “Everyone made almost 500 cranes in three hours. I was amazed.”

The project organizers will host a paper crane marathon in early May on the Quad for students to make paper cranes or give donations, Dou said.

Heather Rogers, a graduate student in architecture who was born in Okinawa, Japan, said she felt she could give back in a small way through the paper crane project.

“I feel so grateful to be a part of a project that raises awareness to other students and faculty here,” Rogers said. “And their responses have been more than I ever anticipated.” meltagou@syr.edu

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lauren murphy | contributing photographer Student Association members listen as Neal Casey, SA president, speaks during Monday’s meeting in Maxwell Auditorium. Members discussed a partial smoking ban. saying he was indeed in favor of only a partial smoking ban, but had been debating the best way to present it to the assembly and to the committee to begin discussions. Casey said the final decision had been the “happy medium” approach with the partial smoking ban.

He said he has no set goals for this upcoming semester on this topic and has to see what the Wellness Committee decides upon. Once a decision is reached, it becomes all about the desires of the student population, he said.

Said Casey: “It all depends on what the students want to see. We’re going to keep soliciting student feedback regarding this.”

Other business discussed: • Academic Affairs Committee chair Bonnie Kong announced a “bookstore swap” system is in the works and will hopefully be available next semester. This will be an online program in which students can exchange previous textbooks with the bookstore for the books they will need for the next semester, she said.

• Kong also announced the Academic Affairs Committee is working on a program that allows transfer students to figure out what classes and credits from their previous schools are accepted by SU. spcotter@syr.edu

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Gaining by losing Study finds dropping excess weight may improve brain’s performance, memory

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mong the health benefits of shedding a few extra pounds is increased brain performance, according to an April 14 Time magazine article.

John Gunstad, associate professor at Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, headed a team of researchers who found losing excess weight might improve cognitive functions, such as attention and memory.

In the study, the researchers examined memory and attention in a group of 150 overweight participants. Some of the participants underwent weight-loss surgery and others did not, according to the article.

“We decided to originally focus on weightloss surgery patients, as they lose a very large amount of weight in a relatively short period of time,” Gunstad said in a phone interview. “We thought that if there might be an effect, a benefit for the brain from weight loss, that we’re most likely going to see it here first.”

When the overweight volunteers were tested on their mental skills at the beginning of the study, about 24 percent of the patients showed impaired learning, and 23 percent showed signs of poor memory recall, according to the article.

The 109 patients who underwent surgery shed an average of 17 percent of their initial body weight and boosted their scores to the average or above-average level for memory performance by 12 weeks of followup, according to the study, published in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases in October 2010.

“We were cautiously optimistic going in that we would see a positive effect from the weight loss, but it was still great to see it,” Gunstad said in the Time article.

Among the 41 obese control participants who did not undergo weight-loss surgery, scores for cognitive functions plummeted even further than at baseline assessments, according to the study.

Gunstad is optimistic about the results of the study because they suggest that more traditional

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weight-loss methods can have a positive relationship with cognitive functions, according to an April 12 Kent State news release.

“One of the things about obesity, relative to other medical conditions, is that something can be done to fix it,” Gunstad said in the release. “Our thought was, if some of these effects are reversible, then we’re really on to something — that it might be an opportunity for individuals who have memory

“Even if they’re not overweight, the process of becoming more fit seems to enhance brain function.”

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or concentration problems to make those things better in a short amount of time. And that’s what we found.”

These findings relate to the eating and exercise habits of young adults in college — even if they have a healthy body weight, Gunstad said in the interview.

“For young healthy adults who decide to exercise on a regular basis, who become more cardiovascular fit, abilities to concentrate and solve problems actually all get better,” Gunstad said. “Even if they’re not overweight, the process of becoming more fit seems to enhance brain function.”

The research cost approximately $1.5 million and was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health. The team’s next project will analyze whether behavioral weight loss has the same effect on cognitive functions as surgical weight loss does, Gunstad said. He said he anticipates similar results.

“The goal at this point is, really, to better understand how weight loss more broadly might influence brain function,” Gunstad said. “We want to be able to look at people who are losing weight for behavioral needs — so people who eat healthier and exercise — if you could get the same results.” chlevin@syr.edu

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Invasion of your privacy isn’t as bad as it sounds

our smartphone could be logging information about your whereabouts.

Sound a little Orwellian? Psh, yeah.

Does it align all too well with the “Big Brother” persona? Yeah, I thought so too, but the fact of the matter is that many users who value privacy are being outsmarted by their smartphones.

Last week, the smartphone-toting population erupted in outrage when a stream of stories broke revealing that the most popular smartphones are storing and/or transmitting user location data.

Apple, Google and Microsoft have since been under attack for having created operating systems that systematically log or transmit geo-based information. This will be the only time I concede a win to BlackBerry for anything; but touché, RIM, apparently security is a bigger issue than I had surmised.

So what exactly does this mean? Well, the details vary based on which specific operating system your phone runs on, but the gist of it is that your phone has created a log of your movements without your explicit consent.

Any iPhone running on iOS 4 or higher has been systematically logging your latitude and longitude locations, and then creating a consolidated file of this information. And then copying the file to any computer you sync your iPhone to.

Oh, and then there’s the whole problem that the information is not encrypted. (For the non-tech savvy: Encrypting data is the practice of using a key to disguise your information as something unintelligible unless said key is known.)

Playing on consumer fears, on April 21, a

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our ram is bigger than yours Steve Jobs parody Twitter account, creatively named “falseSteveJobs,” tweeted, “I know where you are.”

But don’t freak out just yet. The log of your whereabouts is never transmitted anywhere.

The only real privacy issue is the fact that the information gathered by the phone is unencrypted.

So while the information is really just sitting there gathering dust, it’s still dangerous.

As we all learn one way or another, no digitized information is private. If it’s out there, there is someone who has the ability to access it.

The main question is how to stop this data gathering. Easy — shut off your location services feature. Not so easy — this entails losing functionality of all geo-based app services.

What’s a gal to do? Shut off my geo-locators and risk losing the three Foursquare mayor ships I’m clinging to? I think not.

Smartphone users running phones off of Android or Windows platforms should have similar concerns, although the logs kept by these operating systems are not nearly as extensive as that kept by iOS 4. The Android

OS caps its geo-log at 200 entries, and Microsoft only keeps information on your single most recent location entry.

But for these platforms it’s not the data itself that should raise concern, but rather where that data is going.

Anything running on Google’s Android OS constantly transmits location data directly to Google. If you’re surprised, you shouldn’t be.

Most endeavors undertaken by Google have been for the purpose of gathering data and developing something out of it. And the same goes for Microsoft. The information being gathered is for the improvement of each company to better serve its customers.

What it boils down to in terms of Apple’s spying faux pas is that the practice isn’t as disturbing as the fact that it has been done so inconspicuously. For Google and Microsoft, the creepiest part is that the data is transmitted elsewhere, back to the company.

Essentially, while this is a tad disturbing, especially considering it’s been shrouded in mystery, this is only a problem if the user has something to hide. If you don’t have a warrant out for your arrest or some insidious travel pattern that could be incriminating, the data is nothing more than just numbers that really are of no consequence to anyone except for the companies that are trying to improve their services.

Jessica Smith is a junior information management and technology and television, radio and film dual major. Her column appears every Tuesday, and she can be reached at jlsmit22@syr.edu.

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“Unfortunately, because of the disaster in Japan, their cameras are committed to other purposes,” Coffey said. “I’ve got some consumer 3-D equipments that we’re playing with ... but hopefully we’ll have some expensive cameras to do some demonstration this week.”

Purvis said he is certain the class will put students at an advantage in the industry.

“Any tech or tool that you’re familiar with is only a benefit,” Purvis said. “That sets you that much more ahead and above everybody else.”

With the consumer trend becoming more popular, Coffey said the technology has already begun to trickle down to become more streamlined for industry professionals.

“It’s no longer a novelty. It’s a tool for contributing to storytelling,” Coffey said. “You no longer need a half-million dollars to produce good 3-D. We’ve got a lot of great interests. It’s just going to generate momentum in the education sector, as well as research.”

Coffey has also taught television, radio and film specialized topics, such as TRF 510: “Light and Lens I & II,” and said he hopes to add the 3-D production course as a third installment of the class series.

Coffey said this kind of class is a natural progression and helpful tool for students already studying cinematography.

“Not enough people understand the 3-D technology,” he said. “It’s up to us as educators in the industry to turn to students so when they emerge in the industry, they are proficient storytellers.” ngarunra@syr.edu

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omen stood around wearing their best spring attire — sailor-esque striped skirts with vibrantly colored stilettos — and men sported sharp dark jeans and casual cardigans. They all waited at the doors of Goldstein Auditorium on Saturday night to see Fashion’s Conscience’s eighth annual fashion show, featuring a guest performance from rapper Wale.

The fashion show, “90210: Classic Hollywood,” presented three hours of new fashion lines that exhibited not only established stores and labels, but also fresh designs from students. Wale closed the fashion show with a short 40-minute concert to accentuate what FC is all about.

“He speaks the truth about life and uncovers these truths through spoken word,” said Tuso Boothe, the group’s vice president and a senior public relations major. “He will always be compelling as long as he remains true to himself and the words that fly off his paper.”

The event featured Wale as this year’s performer because of his skills as a lyricist, not just as a rapper, Boothe said. Unlike other rappers, Wale’s lyrical messages do not only focus on sex, drugs and money.

Junior psychology major Cynthia Ribot, who was in attendance, also went to last year’s FC fashion show and concert. However, she doesn’t come for the musical performers.

“I don’t actually know much of Wale’s music,” Ribot said. “I like coming to support my friends who are in the show.”

Hosts De’Marcus Woods, a junior social work major, and Jessie Jolles, a senior public relations major, danced onto the stage to ’40s swing music and introduced FC. “Fashion’s Conscience was established on Sept. 15, 2000. They have been around 11 years, so happy birthday to them!” Woods said.

Woods said FC promotes multiculturalism in the fashion industry and provides a social support system for minorities in the fashion world. It also promotes a socially conscience agenda.

This year, FC’s beneficiary is the Make-AWish Foundation. Letecha Dixon, FC president, said the group chose the foundation because its mission to make dreams come true for children with harsh medical conditions identifies with the fashion group’s goal to help fashion dreams come true for underrepresented members of society.

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lauren murphy | contributing photographer Top: VINNY GRAHAM , a junior sociology major, poses at the end of the runway during Fashion Conscience’s show Saturday. Bottom: WALE performs after FC’s fashion show. Wale performed at SU in April 2009 as part of the Bandersnatch series in Schine Underground.

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Neal Coffey saw the future of 3-D technology after his former students interned at Sony Corp.’s 3-D division.

A year later, Coffey developed a class to cater to students at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

“A year ago if you asked me about 3-D, I’d say it was a fad,” said Coffey, manager of the Syracuse University video production unit of the Information Technology and Services department. “But I saw what professionals are producing in 3-D arena, and there were some quality products.”

The television, radio and fi lm department is offering a one-credit elective course, called TRF 510: “3-D Production Workshop,” on 3-D production. The first session began April 7, and the class currently meets Thursdays from 5 to 8:10 p.m.

With live DirecTV channels and 3-D Blu-ray on the market, Coffey said the consumer demand for 3-D has heightened. Basing the course lessons on his visits to digital production conferences and offices, Coffey brings what he has learned from practicing professionals to the Newhouse classroom.

With the school’s technology, he said he hopes the class will help students avoid creating “bad 3-D” by mastering concepts of stereography, convergence and interaxial distances, as well as how those principles apply to traditional cinematic techniques.

The class is an expansion for new television, radio and film undergraduate and graduate students alike. Wes Purvis, a first-year graduate student studying telecommunications and network management, was drawn to the class because of his interest in new technology.

Though he graduated last year from SU with a bachelor’s degree in television, radio and film, he said he wants to better understand the future of 3-D through his graduate studies.

“When I saw they were offering this class, I thought it was cool that Newhouse was keeping current with the technology trend,” Purvis said.

“3-D is a big industry trend right now, but not something you see much on the consumer end. I want to know why.”

Not only will students learn the concepts of 3-D filmmaking, they will also receive hands-on experience with $500,000 worth of equipments that Sony agreed to loan the class.

However, the camera shipments were delayed because of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Coffey said he hopes to get new equipment by some time this week.

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to help promote the event and to build new relationships with other organizations on campus.

“This year we wanted to embrace new things,” said Dixon, a senior sociology and public relations major. “We are always looking for ways to give back to the community.”

The show started off with Wale’s song “90210.” Spring and summer attire from stores like Ellie Mia Boutique and from labels like High Phashionz were modeled.

Several SU student designs were also featured in the show. Sophomore fashion design major Mohammad Diallo’s pieces included a pair of black see-through chiffon pants and a black and pink shear dress. Fellow sophomore fashion design major Sheridonna WilsonBedell’s outfits featured a cream knit cowl dress with wolf fur trimmings on the wrists, along with two-tone strip trousers with a strapless bodice top.

The third featured student designer was Syreeta Herbert, CollegeFashionista’s head style guru for the SU campus and a senior fashion major, who showed a black bodysuit. The CollegeFashionista website is an international blog that highlights college fashion on more than 100 campuses worldwide.

Herbert also collaborated, on behalf of CollegeFashionista, with FC to host a best dressed competition featuring ticketholders for the event. Herbert and a member of FC selected six ticketholders to become contestants based on how they were dressed. Each performed

his or her own runway walk for the audience.

Afterward, the contest results were left up to the audience.

When the show rounded up, Dixon, the group’s president, along with FC’s senior members and show hosts all stood on stage. Dixon smiled and looked out at the audience.

“I hope you’re ready for Wale!” she said. The audience members threw their hands up and cheered louder.

By the time the stage cleared, members of the audience in floor seats left their chairs and rushed up to the front of the auditorium, pushing close up to each side of the catwalk and stage. Up above, the balconies were filled with fans waiting to see Wale.

The audience hollered as a DJ walked across the stage and up to the booth. Soon after, the lights went out. The audience grew louder when the DJ said, “Syracuse University, what up?”

Crowds throughout the auditorium started chanting, “Wale!” The DJ said, “You ready to get this show started? Make some noise.”

Red lights began to illuminate the stage, and as Wale finally appeared, he shook hands with the fans lined up along the stage. Wale and his DJ continued to get the audience revved up.

“Syracuse make some mother f***ing noise, please,” he said.

Fans screamed and waved their arms around as Wale dominated the catwalk and rapped “Chillin’.” Many fans wore Washington Nationals baseball caps to represent Wale’s hometown, Washington, D.C. Freshman business major Christian Harley wore his red Nationals cap to the show. Though he had friends participating in the fashion

lauren murphy | contributing photographer Wale , this year’s performer at the Fashion Conscience show, peformed two of his most popular songs, “Chillin” and “Pretty Girls,” at the show Saturday. show, the concert was what he looked forward to most.

“I heard about this appearance a couple months ago,” Harley said. “I saw it on his website and bought tickets as soon as I could.”

In between songs, Wale continued to communicate with the audience.

“Where’s the basketball team at?” Wale said.

Members of the team slowly entered the stage behind him and gathered around the DJ booth.

With the wave of his arm, Wale finally got the

players onto the catwalk with him.

Female fans reached for Wale and took hold of his hand or shirt when he and his crew started playing “Pretty Girls.” Wale did not shy away as he kept rapping with the audience. All of the fans went wild and grabbed for Wale when he sporadically sat down on the edge of the stage facing them.

“I’ve seen Wale perform before, he always has really great stage presence,” Harley said. “I wasn’t disappointed, I’m definitely coming next year.” sostern@syr.edu

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efinition of a swan song: “a farewell or final performance.” With the future of alternative hip-hop group Gorillaz up in the air, the hype behind its latest — and possibly last — release was built up to an almost hyperbolic level.

When a band is about to call it quits, either to take a break and embark on new musical endeavors or to end its musical career for good, it’s always best to go out on a high note. For Gorillaz fans, this would entail one last lyrical tour de force and inventive sonic send-off for the band’s animated avatars and cleverly crafted fictional universe. With a unique pairing of electronic indie rock and hip-hop witticisms, the brainchild of former Blur frontman Damon Albarn carved a niche in the fine line between mainstream success and underground flair.

And then Albarn announced “The Fall,” the group’s last effort before setting aside time to focus on different projects. There could be no more fitting a name for an album teeming with expectations for greatness, only to bring the bar that was set so high crashing down on Gorillaz’s loyal fan base.

The album was recorded in traditional Albarn style — an insightfully inventive way. It was recorded, mixed and produced all on a single iPad during the group’s tour, and what charm the album has comes from its nearly Kerouac-ian identity. Each track has a certain feel

depending on where in the United States it was recorded, and even with a blatant disregard for album cohesiveness, it gives each song a distinct flavor.

“Phoner to Arizona” proves why bands fork over the cash to hire top-notch producers: The production value of an iPad sounds uneven and raw. Among heavily distorted falsetto vocals, synthesizers that sound like a malfunctioning Transformer and a bass line that sounds like a rehash of a David Guetta B-side, the track sounds phoned in and starts a slow burn of painful emotions for Gorillaz fans.

The sun-drenched “Revolving Doors” and “Hillbilly Man” are driven by a bouncy acoustic guitar and balanced out by electronic effects that even Daft Punk wouldn’t dare touch. They are fun toe-tappers that have only one problem: It doesn’t sound like anything from Gorillaz’s past discography. Albarn makes no effort to disguise his voice like on previous albums, and with every note he croons, it feels like he’s showing his fictional alter-ego 2-D the door out of his imagination.

“The Fall” should have been released under Albarn’s name as a solo effort, a spaced-out

experimental tribute to American writer Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” Songs like the saccharine keyboard-heavy “Detroit,” wistfully lo-fi and poetic “Amarillo,” and the gritty, soulful twang of “Bobby in Phoenix” stand out as hallmarks of Albarn’s adeptness and ingenuity as a songwriter. But there’s the rub. The songs have absolutely nothing in common with the artsy hip-hop leanings of the band’s second album, “Demon Days,” or more recently the surf-soaked whimsical dystopia of its third release, “Plastic Beach.”

Which is why, standing alone as a brand new entity, I could find myself nodding along to the futuristic beat of “The Snake in Dallas” or even daydreaming about the blissfulness of summer nights with “California and the Slipping of the Sun.” But where are the poignant lyrics and sing-song vocals that made “Feel Good Inc.” an overnight sensation? Where’s the tongue-in-cheek self-awareness that engulfed the band’s first single, “Clint Eastwood”? Was Albarn so hard-pressed and creatively bankrupt that he recorded a solo album and dubbed it as Gorillaz for his last hurrah?

Maybe it’s fitting the last song on the album is the 40-second “Seattle Yodel.”

Each slowly fading yodel that rounds out the album on a quirky note is a dying gasp of breath from the group’s animated counterparts, the heart and soul of the politically charged band. A departure from sound can be a breath of fresh air for a band that has exhausted every last atom of its creativity, but Gorillaz deserves a more fitting send-off — to go out with a bang instead of a yodel. ervanrhe@syr.edu

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Triche said afterward. “All next year, it’s going to be just like that. He was big for us. He was a presence.”

Coming into the season, this is what was widely expected of the 7-foot freshman from Brazil. Big East coaches voted the former McDonald’s All-American the preseason Rookie of the Year. Scouts expected him to be an immediate NBA lottery pick.

So this made sense.

It was a stark contrast from the rest of the season, when minutes were scarce. Conditioning became an issue. The grind of the long season and eventual run through the Big East gauntlet became more of a learning experience than a simply overturned obstacle. It was evident — this was going to take some time.

Yet that never changed the opinion of his teammates and coaches. Each day in practice, they saw the effort, the drive to learn and reach his potential. To them, his performance against the Red Storm wasn’t an aberration, but a sign of what he could become.

“He’s capable of doing a lot of things,” assistant coach Bernie Fine said in a recent phone interview. “He can score, he can defend, he can block shots and rebound. He can do all those things, and we feel he’s going to be a very, very good player for us.”

The buildup With each and every jaw-dropping dunk, the legend of Fab Melo seemed to gain momentum. It didn’t take long for Melo to become a household name among college coaches, most of whom flocked to Florida to see a kid who had yet to play a single high school game.

Melo transferred to Sagemont High School in Weston, Fla., prior to his junior year, but was forced to sit out a year due to a Florida high school rule regarding international transfers.

But a YouTube video left Division I coaches salivating, and a breakthrough performance at the King James Classic AAU event validated the hype.

“His potential is limitless,” former AAU coach Matt Ramker said prior to Melo’s freshman season. “If he works hard at college, he has the chance to be as good as any player in the country.”

Despite not yet playing in a single high school game, Melo was already receiving scholarship offers from Division I powerhouse programs as a junior and being compared to Los Angeles Lakers 7-foot center Andrew Bynum. The kid with “limitless potential,” said his high school coach Adam Ross, suddenly became the next big thing.

After just one season playing high school basketball, Scout.com had Melo ranked as the fourth-best center in the 2010 class — and the No. 13 player overall. He started in the McDonald’s All-American game, alongside Kentucky recruits Terrence Jones, Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb, as well as North Carolina signee Harrison Barnes.

When he ultimately chose to play college ball at Syracuse, the hype took on a life of its own.

After all, three of the last four Syracuse recruits to play in the McDonald’s All-American game — Carmelo Anthony, Donte Greene and Jonny Flynn — were in the NBA within two years of their arrival on campus.

For a young player with such little experience, the expectations were virtually impossible to meet.

“People kept putting him up there, saying, ‘One and done, one and done, one and done,’” said Fine, who works primarily with the SU big men. “Everybody kept telling him that, and it just wasn’t the case.

“He had only played one year of high school ball, and people were already talking as though he’d be gone after just a year of college.”

The expectations were far beyond the typical transition from high school to college. Melo was also expected to make a seamless transition into one of the elite players in the best conference in America.

Brian Snow, a Scout.com recruiting analyst, said a player’s ranking is sometimes based on the belief that they can be an immediate difference-maker. With others, he said, it comes down to how good they could be down the road.

In Melo’s case, Snow said it would take some time for him to adapt to the rigors of the Big East because of the unique transition he’d be making.

“That’s a big jump,” Snow said. “And it’s impossible to know how a kid can make that kind of adjustment.”

Dose of reality Toward the end of SU’s Big East slate, culminating on Feb. 19 at home against Rutgers, the hype had already diminished. Melo played for just four seconds against the Scarlet Knights in a game that was preceded by two in which he did not see action. And questions about whether or not Melo would help the Orange this year were answered.

Battling the league’s veteran big men proved to be much more difficult than dominating undersized high school students. Reality began to sink in.

“With the confidence that people had for me, I thought it would be easier,” Melo said after the Big East tournament win over St. John’s. Melo declined to be interviewed for this story. “So I got it in my head a little bit. I never lost my confidence. Never. No. It went low, but I never lost it.

“Now I’m getting used to things. I expect better games for me.”

After all, the Brazilian who grew up playing soccer hadn’t even begun to play organized basketball until high school. His one year playing in the United States wasn’t going to immediately catapult him into the upper echelon of the Big East. These were things Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim and his staff knew.

Yet outside expectations made it difficult to go through the growing pains of a typical freshman season. Even an Achilles injury during the regular season did little to soften the public perception that Melo’s freshman season was turning into a huge disappointment.

“When he gets his conditioning there, I think he can be the kind of player he can be,” Boeheim said. “He hasn’t played basketball. He has played one year of basketball, really. You just can’t make that adjustment to college basketball when you haven’t played.”

The adjustment period hit its lowest point at Louisville on Feb. 12, when Melo did not play because of a missed practice. He also did not play against West Virginia on Feb. 14, and he became something of an afterthought. Melo was among the first to exit the locker room after the win over WVU. Amid Syracuse’s roughest stretch of the sea-

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son, which included six losses in eight games, Melo’s play was inconsequential. He got little playing time, and his on-court production was barely noticeable. When he did play, Melo only stayed on the court for a few minutes at a time because of his conditioning. His minutes were handed to fellow freshman center Baye Moussa Keita.

“When you get pulled for every little mistake, that’s tough,” Syracuse forward Kris Joseph said following the Rutgers game. “I know all about it. When I was a freshman, I didn’t play as much. And neither did Rick (Jackson). But we’ve both panned out all right. You know, we’ve all been through it, and Fab is going to have to work through this, too.”

Melo’s struggles were only amplified during a stretch in which Syracuse went from a top five ranking to nearly finding its way outside of the Top 25. Without Melo being effective in the middle of the 2-3 zone, Jackson was forced to play large stretches in his place.

Syracuse often struggled on the boards as a result of the small lineup. Melo played in double-figure minutes in just one of SU’s six regular-season losses.

After more than a year of hype, every move he made was no longer under the microscope.

He finished the season playing fewer than 10 minutes a game, scoring just 2.3 points and grabbing a mere 1.9 rebounds.

“As a player, you come in and you think you know what to expect,” Fine said. “But until you’re playing every day in practice and playing in games against Big East players, you have no idea what to expect. You may think you do, but you don’t.”

The X-factor In a little more than two weeks, Melo went from a non-factor to what Boeheim described as an X-factor.

In two games late in the season, the enigmatic freshman showed flashes of what he could become.

“He took a charge, he blocked a shot, he changed shots, and he finished layups and made a great pass to Rick,” SU point guard Scoop Jardine said after Melo scored 12 points against St. John’s in the Big East tournament. “Stuff like that, that’s when he’s just out there playing.”

A game earlier, Melo scored 10 points and grabbed six boards in just 16 minutes of action against DePaul. But that was DePaul. This time, it was against a much better opponent, in a much bigger setting and a much greater stage.

A week later in Cleveland, Boeheim was asked about Melo in a press conference prior to SU’s second-round NCAA Tournament game against Indiana State. Boeheim didn’t shy away from tabbing the freshman big man as a potential X-factor for the Orange.

Despite Melo’s no-show against subsequent national champion Connecticut following the win over St. John’s, he showed flashes in those two games of what was expected from the season’s outset. Something to build on.

It was a sign that, after months of frustration, he was starting to put it all together.

“People criticize him,” Jackson said. “But as a big guy, it takes a lot of work to just come in and be a big threat.”

Living up to the hype Even after a tumultuous freshman season in Syracuse, those who know him best realize it all means very little. They say he still has the size and skills to eventually be a dominant player.

That one season hasn’t diminished the oncelofty perception.

“Not in my mind,” Snow said. “He’s still 7 feet tall. He’s still runs the floor really well, and he still has that natural ability to do so many things. Might he be slightly further off than we thought? Yeah, that’s possible. But I still think he’s going to be an excellent basketball player.”

Fine maintains the same disposition. He said aside from Melo’s size and natural ability, he does two things that should expedite the learning process: he listens and he works.

Prior to a midseason matchup at Marquette, Melo was among the first on the practice floor at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. Two hours later, he was one of the last to leave.

Fine still believes expectations placed on Melo were overblown. But with the initial adjustment period behind him and a year in the program under his belt, Fine said there is still reason for optimism.

“We haven’t changed our opinion on him.

With some kids, it just takes a little longer,” Fine said. “I think Fab is going to be fine. People are going to be shocked at his improvement next season.” aljohn@syr.edu

A Distant Fourth Fab Melo came to Syracuse as the fourth-ranked center in the country in their first collegiate seasons coming out of high school. Here is a look at how Melo’s production compared to the three centers ranked ahead of him: Player

College

Minutes per game

Rebounds per game

Points per game

*Enes Kanter Kentucky NA NA NA Jared Sullinger Ohio State 31.7 10.2 17.2 Perry Jones III Baylor 33.9 7.2 13.9 Fab Melo Syracuse 9.9 1.9 2.3

* Kanter was ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA for receiving impermissible benefits while playing for a club team in Turkey two years ago.

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SU earns most complete victory of season against Bearcats

By Rachel Marcus Asst. Copy Editor

With 12:30 to go in the second half, backup Taylor Nims received a pass from fellow reserve Marley Ciferri. She turned her stick, whipping a behind-the-back goal into the net.

The goal gave Syracuse an eye-popping syracuse 20 18-goal lead. It was kind of day for the cincinnati 3 that Orange, which completely dominated Cincinnati on Saturday in arguably its most complete game of the season.

“Solid effort from top to bottom today,” SU head coach Gary Gait said. “Challenged the players not to play down and give their best effort and stay focused throughout the entire game, and they did everything we asked today.”

Every player who dressed for the game played. And 13 scored for the Orange (7-7, 5-1 Big East) in its 20-3 thrashing of Cincinnati (2-13, 0-7) on Saturday in front of 508 inside the Carrier Dome. SU knew going into the game that Cincinnati wasn’t one of the better teams it would face this season. The Bearcats are at the bottom of the Big East and have never beaten the Orange in the program’s five years of existence.

But unlike many teams that often overlook

lesser opponents, the Orange didn’t look past the Bearcats. Instead, it scored a season high in goals while allowing a season low in a completegame effort.

“You’re going to give 100 percent whenever you’re out there, and that’s what we always talk about every game,” Gait said. “Not just taking it easy, not relaxing, but if you’re out there, play hard.”

The Orange scored early and never let up.

SU ran out to a 9-0 lead and led 12-1 at halftime.

Even the lucky shots found their way into the goal for SU. A little more than four minutes into the game, attack Tee Ladouceur sent a shot at the goal. It bounced off Cincinnati goaltender Jen Walsh and into the net, giving Syracuse an early 2-0 lead.

Later, Ladouceur passed to Sarah Holden as players from both teams crowded around the goal. When it looked like SU had missed its opportunity to score, Holden was able to poke the ball into the net on a sloppy but lucky play to put SU up 9-0.

Ladouceur, a senior who had a game-high six points on Senior Day, emphasized it was the things Syracuse did right that won it the game — not what Cincinnati did wrong.

“Definitely, we came together,” Ladouceur

“Definitely, we came together. After part of the Louisville game we didn’t really do our best as an attacking unit, so that’s something that we worked toward today.”

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said. “After part of the Louisville game, we didn’t really do our best as an attacking unit, so that’s something that we worked toward today.”

As impressive as the offense was, though, the defense was equally dominating. Cincinnati managed only nine shots in the game. The Syracuse goaltenders only had four saves, but that was a product of the SU defense. The Bearcats couldn’t get any shots off.

The defense hounded Cincinnati all day, forcing 17 turnovers.

“It’s just a confidence builder for our defense,” senior goaltender Liz Hogan said. “It’s

good for our confidence.”

Six minutes into the game, Hogan made a difficult save and passed it back to the SU offense. On her lone goal of the game, attack Michelle Tumolo stuck a laser into the right side of the net.

With both sides of the ball working flawlessly for much of the game, anything Cincinnati tried didn’t work. It switched goaltenders, but Haley Marvine allowed six goals in relief. It tried to be physical, but picked up four yellow cards. It couldn’t keep up with SU. “It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, you’re not going to take it easy or relax,” Gait said. “It’s nice to see that the practice that they do pays off.

It was well done by all.”

The win was necessary for Syracuse’s push to the conference tournament — the Orange clinched a spot in the Big East tournament with the win. But it was also a confidence booster as the season winds down.

It was the kind of game where everything seemed to go right for the Orange.

“Hopefully it’s a good game to build off of,” Gait said. “You feel good, everybody feels happy, but you’ve got to stay focused and mentally tough.” rnmarcus@syr.edu

Orange looks for 5th straight home victory in matchup with rival Big Red

By Allison Guggenheimer Staff Writer

Gary Gait said Cornell is playing for respect.

The Big Red has not had a strong season, struggling even more than Syracuse, but the upstate New York rivals are not to be discounted in the SU head coach’s mind.

The unranked Big Red has a 5-7 record. Syracuse (7-7) has spent all but two weeks this Who: Cornell season in the Top 25.

Where: Carrier Dome Cornell lost at home When: Today, 7 p.m. to a Rutgers team that Syracuse beat on the road. Syracuse has played one of the hardest schedules in the nation this season. Cornell hasn’t.

But Gait expects Cornell to come to the Carrier Dome and give the Orange a run for its money.

“They’re always going to play us tough,” Gait said. “The last two years they haven’t been in the Top 10 or anything like that, but they’ve been tough to us. They show up. It’s an upstate rivalry,

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and I think they always play for respect.”

Despite Tuesday’s matchup with Cornell being a single nonconference game amid a run of eight Big East matchups, Syracuse expects the Big Red to maintain or even escalate the level of play the Orange has been facing. Five of Cornell’s players went to high school in the greater Syracuse area, creating a local rivalry between the two squads.

Syracuse has won its past four home games and is looking to continue its hot streak against the Big Red as the season enters the final stretch. SU is coming off a win Saturday against a Cincinnati team winless in Big East play.

While the game was important for SU’s conference record — and also clinched a Big East tournament berth for the Orange — it was somewhat of a prelude to the Cornell matchup.

Saturday’s game gave Syracuse a chance to experiment and work out the kinks. It fostered confidence. Even if that confidence will be tested by Cornell.

“You feel good,” Gait said. “Everybody feels happy, but you’ve got to stay focused and mentally tough because you’re going to have a much bigger challenge coming Tuesday.”

Although the Cornell matchup has no bearing on Syracuse’s playoff chances, senior attack Tee Ladouceur said the players do not think of the game any differently. Fellow attack Michelle Tumolo said any game can indirectly affect the playoffs.

“Every game’s a game,” Tumolo said. “It’s just a step to getting better.”

As has been the case for much of the season, Syracuse’s main focus will be on winning draw controls. The team struggled with winning the draw for much of the season.

Cornell’s strengths lie in its offense. Syracuse will watch out for some leadership in the attack, specifically from the captain, Libby Johnson. Defender Janelle Stegeland said after watching film of the Big Red, the defense is preparing for some of its specific offensive plays.

“They’ve got a great crease play,” Stegeland said. “We watched film this morning, and we see them running that a lot. So I think we’ll definitely be focusing on that.”

But for a Syracuse team that is 2-6 in nonconference games, Cornell will provide a final chance to improve its record outside the Big East.

This will also be the last game the seniors play at home, although Senior Night took place Saturday.

Last year, Syracuse traveled to Cornell and won 7-6, thanks to a save by goalie Liz Hogan as time expired. Going into that game, Syracuse had a record of 9-4 while Cornell was just 7-5.

So this year, SU looks at the matchup with Cornell as only a rivalry game once again. It goes beyond numbers, meaning the Big Red’s subpar season doesn’t mean a thing.

“Regardless of what either team’s records say, it’s going to be a good game, a hard-fought game,” Hogan said. “We’re going to need to come out strong and play them well.” alguggen@syr.edu

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SU seniors tie record with 57th victory as class

By Zach Brown and Michael Cohen The Daily Orange

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — With six minutes remaining, John Galloway joined fellow seniors Stephen Keogh and Jovan Miller on the sideline.

They had already played their way to a ninegoal lead.

After exiting the field of play onto Syracuse’s portion of the sideline, Galloway jumped up briefly onto the Orange bench where Keogh was perched. Seconds later he hopped down and shared an embrace with Miller.

The three seniors — though quick to change the subject during postgame interviews — were minutes away from tying the school record for most wins over a four-year period with their 57th as a class.

Still, they didn’t want to talk about what this victory meant.

“It doesn’t really matter, to be honest with you,” said the midfielder Miller. “It’s not the end of the season yet, so we’ll think about it after the season is over.”

Saturday’s 12-2 throttling of Rutgers put the 2011 bunch into a tie with the Class of 1986.

That group won the 1983 national championship as freshmen — just like this class did in 2008.

But currently ranked No. 4 in the country isn’t sitting well with these freshmen. Since the humbling 11-6 loss to Cornell on April 12, the

“The No. 1 team is coming to town next week. That’s all we’re focused on.”

John Galloway

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team has scored 38 goals while allowing only 12 in three consecutive wins.

And up next is a date with Notre Dame, the No. 1 team in the country. So for now, all thoughts are on that game. The chances to reflect will come later.

brandon weight | photo editor Jovan MilleR (23) makes a move in Syracuse’s 12-2 win over Rutgers on Saturday. Miller helped lead the SU senior class to its 57th win over the past four years, tying a 1986 school record. Miller said he won’t focus on the achievement until after the season.

“The No. 1 team is coming to town next week,” Galloway said. “That’s all we’re focused on.”

First goals in Orange JoJo Marasco stole the highlight, but the goal was a bigger moment for Collin Donahue.

A Syracuse turnover in the offensive zone gave Rutgers a chance to close SU’s lead with less than a minute to play in the first half.

Scarlet Knight defender Jacob Fradkin tried restarting the play with a long pass up field, but Marasco had the ball in his sights.

He ran back underneath the pass on the left side of the field, spinning his head around and trying to find it before reaching his stick up blindly with his right hand. Fortunately for the Orange, the ball landed perfectly in the sophomore’s stick.

“I saw the ball going and just put my stick up there and it went in,” Marasco said.

After the one-handed interception, he turned

and dished it to Donahue, who was standing all alone seven yards away from the goal. The junior, who transferred from Rutgers last year, fired a shot into the back of the net for his first goal as a member of the Orange, giving SU a 6-1 lead heading into halftime.

Donahue, coming off the bench as Syracuse’s fourth attack due to Tim Desko’s injury, would add his second Orange goal with the game well in hand off a feed from freshman Billy Ward.

But Donahue wasn’t the only Syracuse player to tally his first goal with the Orange.

After assisting on the junior’s second tally, Ward added his first career goal to close out the scoring. The two points were the first this year for the freshman in limited playing time.

“When we have guys like that that can step in, be it a fourth attackman that comes in and scores two goals,” long-stick midfielder Joel White said, “I think that’s just really helping us out and really shows the depth of our team.”

Bad weather, sloppy play As Rutgers attack Duncan Clancy carried the ball into the box, White stepped in front of him to defend. Clancy tried to turn back and pass the ball off to a teammate, but his cleats betrayed him.

His feet slid out from underneath him, the ball popped out of his stick and White scooped it up to start the break the other way.

That was the most direct effect the bad weather had on the action Saturday, but both teams said the wetness caused some problems throughout the day. The teams combined for 41 turnovers, Rutgers with 24 of them.

“We know the ball is going to bounce everywhere,” White said of the play in the conditions.

“So I think something our defense does is chase the ball wherever it goes. We look forward to that kind of stuff.” zjbrown@syr.edu mjcohe02@syr.edu

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Palasek continues hot streak with career-high 6 points in SU’s romp

By Zach Brown STAFF WRITER

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — John Desko is excited for his son Tim to finally return to the Syracuse lineup.

But it’s not because his replacement, junior Tom Palasek, is struggling in the starting role.

It’s Palasek’s success in that spot that had the SU head coach, John, envisioning Tim Desko’s return to the field.

“That’s going to be a nice combination,” John Desko said. “Tommy feeding a guy like Tim on that side. But we’re missing Tim right now, and Tommy is filling in doing a very nice job.”

Palasek continued his recent hot stretch Saturday in No. 4 SU’s 12-2 win over Rutgers at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The junior transfer from Johns Hopkins powered the Orange offense with a career-high six points on three goals and three assists. Palasek started for the fourth consecutive game against the Scarlet Knights, filling in for Tim Desko at the third starting attack spot. He has now tallied at least a point in six straight games for SU. “It’s so far into the season, everyone gains confidence throughout,” Palasek said. “Getting the chance to start helps the confidence a little bit. But I’m just trying to go out there, keep the standard that Coach has for all three of our attackmen.”

Palasek kept the standard by extending his scoring streak on Syracuse’s first goal of the game.

Palasek controlled the ball on the left hash, surveying the Rutgers 1-3-2 zone late in the first quarter. He took a couple steps in toward the defense, drawing two defenders as he threatened to try a shot from long-range.

As the defense shifted to him, he flipped the ball to midfielder Jovan Miller, who fired a shot from on top of the zone into the bottom of the net to knot the game at 1-1.

“I think that we’re just clicking,” Palasek said of the Orange offense. “We’ll keep pushing like we do in practice. We expect a zone every week, so we try to stay sharp and execute zone offenses.”

After adding his first goal of the game early in the second quarter, Palasek took part in four straight SU scores to open the second half.

And he didn’t have to do much work on the first. Long-stick midfielder Joel White was knocked to the ground after carrying the ball into the zone, but rolled it to sophomore JoJo Marasco on the right side. Marasco scooped it up and flipped an underhand pass right into Palasek’s stick on the crease. Palasek finished on a wide-open goal to put Syracuse up 7-1.

He assisted on SU’s next two scores, hitting Josh Amidon in stride as the senior cut toward the net and then whipping a pass across the crease for Marasco to finish with 11:00 left in the fourth.

Palasek added his sixth point four minutes later. He faked a shot on the left side, ducked under a Rutgers defender as he slid toward the goal and scored as he fell onto his stomach.

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The number of goals Rutgers scored. The Scarlet Knights total was a product of Syracuse’s defense holding RU scoreless for the second and third quarters. The goals allowed were the fewest since SU’s 16-2 win over Binghamton on March 22, 2008.

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“They had a great opportunity to hold the ball against us and control tempo but our short-stick middies, Joel (White), they really stepped up today. You don’t really see that on paper, but they way they played was unbelievable.”

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Syracuse’s defense held an opponent scoreless in excess of 50 minutes for the second game this season. The Scarlet Knights were kept off the scoreboard for 53:30, which is the longest drought on record for an SU opponent since times of goals became available in the late 1980s.

THE BAD Faceoff X

After holding its own against Hobart’s Bobby Dattilo earlier in the week, Syracuse struggled against Rutgers. The Orange went just 6-for-18 from the faceoff X and had problems with the Scarlet Knights’ Christopher Mattes. Coming into the game, Mattes was the best faceoff man in the country.

THE UGLY Turnovers

Syracuse and Rutgers had problems with the slick playing surface at Rentschler Field following rain earlier in the day. The teams combined for 41 turnovers, with Syracuse committing 17. Scarlet Knights attack Clancy Duncan committed fi ve turnovers by himself.

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brandon weight | photo editor TOM PALASEK shoots during Syracuse’s 12-2 win over Rutgers on Saturday. Palasek had a game-high six points as SU’s third attack, filling in for the injured Tim Desko.

“He’s gotten better at finishing, so I think his confidence level is higher,” John Desko said.

“He’s doing some things better now in game situations.”

Syracuse’s offense has had a different look with Tim Desko out of the lineup since SU’s win over Princeton on April 9. John Desko said the biggest asset Palasek brings is his vision and added that other players tend to move around more knowing the attack can find them.

Palasek had played in all of SU’s games before Tim Desko went down as SU’s fourth attack.

And in his place, the junior transfer has led the Orange with 12 points in this four-game stretch.

“I think it’s just great,” White said of the contributions of both Palasek and junior Collin Donahue. “We want Tim back just as quick as we can, but while he’s out, they are stepping in. They’re playing great. They’re playing with confidence.”

And while John Desko looked forward to his son’s return to action after the game, the head coach pictured it with Palasek there creating plays for him.

“He’s been doing well in practice all along,” John Desko said. “Now we’re seeing more of what he does in practice in games.” zjbrown@syr.edu

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Syracuse dominates Connecticut in easy victory to end regular season

By Andrew Tredinnick Staff Writer

Aleah Marrow and her teammates laughed as “Teach Me How to Dougie” came on the speakers. Marrow stood two courts away from Athletic Director Daryl Gross, giving him a sharp look and urging him to take part. Marrow syracuse 7 swung her arms, slicked her hair, stopped and connecticut 0 waited for the rebuttal.

After not wanting to participate, Gross finally relented with a quick response of his own.

The dance competition proved that Syracuse had swagger after a match in which it shut out Connecticut. It marked the end of the regular season and symbolized SU’s confidence boost heading into postseason play.

“It’s a great way to finish the season, and we were all really fired up to play this match,” freshman Maddie Kobelt said. “It’s nice to have this match to get us back into the swing of things as far as competition goes to push into the Big East (tournament) coming up this weekend.”

Minutes prior to Marrow’s dance-off, Kobelt’s win capped Syracuse’s dominating 7-0 win over Connecticut at Drumlins Tennis Center on Friday. The match provided the Orange with its last chance to sharpen up the loose ends before traveling to South Bend, Ind., for the Big East tournament, which begins Thursday. The convincing win provided the Orange with a breath of confidence heading into the conference tournament.

The game held significance for Syracuse players, who looked to send a message to the rest of the league with their performance. SU players arrived an extra 15 minutes early to prepare for their final Big East tuneup against their perennial rivals.

The Orange jumped out to an early lead by sweeping the doubles point. Junior Emily Harman said the team shares a common attitude it hopes leaves an impression on the rest of the Big East.

“It sets the tone for us in the Big East,” Harman said. “Before, in my freshman year, they didn’t respect us, it was something like, ‘Who’s Syracuse?’

Now everyone knows who we are, and we’re a definite threat. No one wants to play us because of our attitude and how much we fight on the court.”

The attitude was felt both on and off the court.

The overall match was settled with a complete sweep, as each of Syracuse’s singles players conquered her respective opponents in straight sets.

Harman closed out her match in signature fashion by breezing past UConn opponent Jennifer Lermonth 6-1, 6-4 at the No. 1 singles position.

Marrow won at the No. 6 singles position with a decisive victory over Lucy Nutting 6-4, 6-2.

The Orange has won 17 of its last 18 singles matches heading into the Big East tournament — something Syracuse head coach Luke Jensen said makes his team ready for the challenge.

With an astounding victory against the Huskies, he still feels SU has not reached its peak in performance, but the players are ready to take down some of the giants in the conference.

A collective swagger is felt at every position

sean harp | staff photographer Aleah Morrow (Right) smiles after Syracuse dominated UConn in the team’s final home meet of the season. SU had its final preparation for the Big East tournament. in the lineup. The Orange feels it can be a legitimate threat to knock off its next competitor, and Friday’s performance is one reason why.

“They believe in everybody in this lineup,” Jensen said. “Whether it’s one, six, seven or eight, it doesn’t matter. We practice so hard to get to this point, we run so much to get them physically fit for the tournament coming up next week. I know they’re ready.

Syracuse’s overall sense of character shone through during the trying moments of Kobelt’s match. Kobelt said that through her preparation with both Jensen and associate head coach Shelley George, she was able to make some spur-of-the-moment changes to take a tactical advantage. This led her to victory in the final match of the overall contest.

It was a victory that came after Kobelt trailed 5-0 to UConn’s Alexa Gregory. The Huskies No. 3 singles player stood perplexed as she watched her first set lead disappear after Kobelt won five straight games to tie the score at 5-5.

It took five points for the Syracuse freshman to settle into a rhythm, but Kobelt was able to swipe the first set away in a tiebreak (8-6) before running away with her team-best 33rd win with a 6-2 victory in the second set.

After that, it was time to dance. The swagger is there heading into postseason play, and Kobelt proved no Orange player is going down without a fight.

“They’re all fired up,” Jensen said. “Everyone wants to be there and go there now.” adtredin@syr.edu

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In sophomore season with Orange, shortstop Nandin anchors defense

By Ryne Gery Staff Writer

On her way to Syracuse for the first time in 2006, Leigh Ross stopped at a tournament in Binghamton. The new SU softball head coach was already looking for talent for her program.

Before she even unpacked or coached a game, Ross saw her shortstop of the future Who: Georgetown (DH) in a high school Where: SU Softball sophomore named Stadium Morgan Nandin.

When: Today, 1 p.m.

Ross noticed her confidence and feel for the game out at shortstop. Nandin had great instincts and smarts in the field and a unique ability to read plays before they happened. She had everything the coach was looking for at that position.

“I knew when I was watching her that that’s the type of kid that I wanted to play shortstop for me,” Ross said.

More than four years later, Nandin is now a sophomore at Syracuse and the team’s starting shortstop. She has started every game there for the Orange in her first two seasons, despite having the lowest batting average (.193) of all the starters both years. Nandin will anchor the defense again at 1 p.m. on Tuesday when Syracuse (30-11, 8-5 Big East) takes on Georgetown (12-36, 5-8) at SU Softball Stadium.

For Nandin, her smooth fielding is the product of a childhood spent playing baseball with her dad, Bob, and her brother, Matt.

Morgan Nandin started fielding groundballs in the backyard when she was 3 years old. Bob, a

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former Syracuse Chiefs infielder and Le Moyne baseball assistant coach, would alternate hitting hardballs to 7-year-old Matt and tennis balls to Morgan.

Bob worked from home at the time, so he would often hit Morgan groundballs all morning until lunch. But the 3-year-old didn’t even want to take a break to eat.

“She never wanted to stop,” Bob said. “She just kept saying, ‘Dad, one more, one more, let’s keep going. I’m not hungry, let’s keep playing.’”

That passion for the game was only deepened by her competitive relationship with Matt. The two competed in backyard games all the time.

And Matt never let his sister win.

So when she finally beat him in a one-on-one basketball game on a circus shot thrown over her head, he wasn’t exactly happy for her.

“I turned and I saw it go in, and as soon as I saw it go in and turned back around,” Matt said, “she had already ran back in the house because she knew how mad I was getting.”

Though they had their battles, Morgan said she always wanted to be like Matt, who was a star shortstop in high school and at Le Moyne.

Whenever Matt was hitting or fielding with their dad, so was Morgan. She wanted to be as good as her brother, if not better.

And like Matt, Morgan always wanted to be a baseball player. She grew up going to all of her dad’s baseball practices at Le Moyne, staying after to take groundballs.

Morgan played youth baseball until she was 10. Bob remembers one time when another team needed a pitcher to throw strikes. Morgan volunteered and went to the mound. Soon, a big

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“I think that’s what set me apart from all the other shortstops around the country. ... I had my dad and my brother teaching me baseball.”

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crowd formed to watch the little girl strike out about 10 hitters.

But after she struck out the opposing coach’s son, her baseball career was over.

“They took me out, and they said they didn’t want a girl pitching,” Morgan said. “So then that was the last time that I played baseball.”

Though she never played baseball competitively again, the fundamentals and instincts she developed watching and playing the game throughout her childhood easily translated to softball. Nandin led Cicero-North Syracuse High School to a state championship and earned All-Central New York Player of the Year and

first-team all-state honors.

And Nandin still carries that baseball swagger on the softball field.

“A lot of people tell me that I look just like a baseball player,” Nandin said. “I think that’s what set me apart from all the other shortstops around the country. ... I had my dad and my brother teaching me baseball.”

The countless hours taking groundballs with them have paid off. Ross said her fielding ability makes up for her struggles at the plate, where she’s hitting .205 in 83 at-bats this season. Nandin understands she will help win more games with her glove than with her bat anyway.

From diving in the hole to ranging up the middle, Nandin can make any play. Ross was amazed during a game against Florida earlier this season when Nandin fielded a ball and quickly threw from her back to get the out at first.

For Ross, Nandin’s spectacular defense is just part of her daily routine.

“At practice, it’s every day you never know what to expect, sometimes it’s like an ESPN highlight clip,” Ross said. “But she’s done that all her life. She loves to play the game.” rjgery@syr.edu

Fielder’s choice

Syracuse shortstop Morgan Nandin has been a defensive specialist so far in her career with the Orange. After starting all 58 games in 2010, Nandin retained her spot this year.

Here is a look at how she has done in the field and at the plate: Year

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“They had a great opportunity to hold the ball against us and control tempo, but our short-stick middies, Joel, they really stepped up today,” Galloway said. “You don’t really see that on paper, but the way that they played was unbelievable.”

White and the three short-stick middies combined to force five turnovers and scoop up 12 groundballs.

When it wasn’t those four wreaking havoc on the defensive side of the field, the SU attack made life miserable for Rutgers as it tried to clear the ball from its own defensive third — in particular, SU attack JoJo Marasco.

With less than one minute remaining in the first half, Rutgers defender Jacob Fradkin attempted to clear the ball with a long lob pass from behind his goal up the left sideline. But as Marasco retreated, he reached up over his head with his stick in his right hand and snared the clear attempt.

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easy catch and shoot. That put the Orange up 6-1 at halftime.

Earlier in the game, fellow attack Tom Palasek shoved Rutgers’ Ben Schwing out of bounds as he attempted to cross midfield to give SU the ball.

“I thought we rode extremely well,” SU head coach John Desko said. “I think our riding helped our cause. I think we got a couple goals off our ride, and anytime the other team is holding the ball — like they were trying to against us — it’s great to ride them and get a possession back, let alone scoring against it.”

Though Stagnitta wasn’t pleased with the way his team executed offensively, he couldn’t help but give credit to the way the Orange played defensively. After all, the 24 Scarlet Knights turnovers couldn’t be attributed solely to poor offense.

The full-field defensive effort proved insurmountable.

“I certainly thought Syracuse’s defensemen were tough and played well all over the field,” Stagnitta said. “The more unforced errors we had, the harder we pressed. And the harder it got.”

brandon weight | photo editor Joel White (11) carries the ball in Syracuse’s 12-2 win over Rutgers on Saturday. The Orange defense forced 24 Scarlet Knights’ turnovers and allowed just nine shots.

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Melo has his best game yet against the Big Red.

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Melo steps up inside with Kris Joseph injured going 3-of-4 from the field.

Melo plays just five minutes in SU’s season-ending loss in the NCAA Tournament.

In his first performance at Madison Square Garden, Melo flops.

March 10, St. John’s

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In his four seconds of play, Melo promptly fouls Gilvydas Biruta, which leads to a three-point play.

Melo rebounds in SU’s final regular-season game, as he leads SU down the stretch in victory.

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nside Madison Square Garden, the crowd roared for Fab Melo. Teammates encircled, mobbing him with chest-bumps and high-fives.

Moments earlier, it was perhaps Syracuse’s most unlikely of heroes who made brilliant play after brilliant play down the stretch to secure the win over St. John’s in the Big East tournament quarterfinals. When it was all over, Melo immediately darted toward the Syracuse student section and released months of pent-up frustration in one big exhale.

He pumped his fist and hollered. This was finally his moment.

“That’s just a little taste of what people are going to see in the future,” sophomore guard Brandon

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AST HARTFORD, Conn. — After Syracuse allowed the fewest goals in more than three years, Joel White still deflected the credit away from the SYRACUSE 12 typical names RUTGERS 2 sy nony mou s with the Syracuse defense.

It wasn’t John Galloway or John Lade or Brian Megill who drew immediate praise from the SU senior longstick midfielder. Rather, it was the short-stick middies.

“Our defensive middies — short sticks — are just phenomenal,” White said. “The three of them we have out there, they’ve just been playing the best lacrosse. In Tim Harder, Kevin Drew and Joe Moore, they’re really bringing up our defense.”

The play of those three midfielders and the tenacity of the No. 4 Orange’s ride combined to smother Rutgers (5-7, 0-3 Big East) in a 12-2 win, capping off the 2011 version of the ESPNU Warrior Classic in front of 4,748 at Rentschler Field. The two goals allowed by Syracuse (12-1, 4-0) were its fewest since a 2008 regular-season

game against Binghamton, and the Orange held Rutgers scoreless for a stretch of 53:30.

Rutgers head coach Jim Stagnitta said his team’s game plan going into the game was to challenge the Syracuse short sticks. It was a strategy he said worked in the Scarlet Knights’ last game, when they tallied 42 shots against Princeton.

On Saturday, though, it garnered a mere 16.

“We weren’t trying to sit on the ball,” Stagnitta said. “We wanted to be aggressive behind on the cage on the short sticks. It’s a part of the

game we’ve been successful at in the last few weeks. Honestly, we weren’t aggressive — as aggressive as I would have liked us to be.”

Where Rutgers lacked aggression, the SU short sticks prospered. And as the early portions of the game wore on, Stagnitta’s postgame assurance of not wanting to hold the ball became questionable.

His team was called for three stall warnings in the first quarter, and the Syracuse short sticks were forced to drift farther and farther away from goal to keep hounding their men. After the third and final

stall warning of the first quarter was issued with 1:54 to go, Scott Klimchak and Will Mangan played keep-away behind the goal until SU’s Moore forced a turnover and brought the ball the other way.

Later, Rutgers trailed 4-1 and still showed no urgency offensively in the middle of the second quarter.

This time it was Matt Klimchak and Michael Diehl taking turns making probative runs toward goal, only to retreat. Harder eventually swooped in and slashed the ball away from Klimchak to give SU possession.

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